Concepts

The length of the floral landing platform for pollinators, measured from the split of fused petals to the end of the platform

Apparently functionless behavior that is costly and exposes animals to various risks including predation, but must have substantial benefits

Vegetation sampling technique using vertical markers to estimate species proportions based on plant contacts

Radar technique using alternating H and V polarized pulses to estimate Doppler velocity while overcoming decorrelation limitations

Ability of butterflies to detect polarized light for navigation and site location, strongest when butterfly is in line with the sun

Moments when political will and available solutions converge to enable policy action

Shift from bee-dominated pollinator communities at lower elevations to fly-dominated communities at higher elevations

Changes in pollinator foraging patterns, preferences, and physiology in response to ethanol presence in nectar and honey

Governance with many centers of decision-making which are formally independent of each other

Based on six membered planar hydrocarbon rings, such as benzene, coronene, or anthracene, known carcinogens that play a role in soot formation

Dynamic snow identification algorithm using second-order polynomial curves to determine classification thresholds

Major driver of speciation involving increases in ploidy level, with 15% of angiosperms and 30% of ferns arising through ploidy level variation

Important biochemicals for regular bodily functions, primarily sourced from algae in aquatic systems

Influence of intraspecific density on individual case construction and behavioral responses

Decade-long changes in population size observed in tiger salamander populations

Higher frequency of movement into and out of habitat patches, as indicated by more abandoned middens in smaller patches

Volume of void space in a column, used to normalize flow-through time in column experiments

Movement of fluids through porous rocks after initial sediment deposition that can alter magnetic mineralogy and create secondary magnetic fabrics

Chemical compounds that affect performance or survival after ingestion and digestion

An organism's ability to maintain body position and right itself when flipped, used as indicator of thermal stress

The differential distribution of power and influence across individual workers, supervisors, institutions, and social context that shapes field safety outcomes

Landscapes encountered in daily life through interaction with material and people that are invested with power, where people develop special meanings and symbols to understand and approach powerful la...

Chemical or physical factors that prevent or delay feeding initiation before food is consumed

Experimental method using artificial prey to quantify predation rates in natural environments

Selection pressure imposed by predators that may favor optimal body sizes for escape ability

Risk of being consumed by predators, which differs between fish-containing and fishless streams

The process of determining which species are responsible for predation events through direct observation or evidence

Model predicting that predators are affected to a greater extent than prey in high stress environments, reducing predation rates

The pattern where top predators in wetland foodwebs change along permanence gradients, affecting invertebrate community composition

Bear predation on ant colonies and subsequent colony recovery dynamics

The sequence of steps predators must complete: encounter prey, identify them as suitable, approach and attack, prevent escape, and consume

The accuracy of predictive models for estimating plant biomass using cross-validation

Death of female insects before they have completed egg laying, resulting in loss of reproductive potential

Controlled application of fire under specified conditions to achieve management objectives including fuel reduction

Sampling approach that records whether a species or habitat type is present or absent at specific locations

The clustering of prey organisms in particular locations or habitats

Ecological succession on substrate that cannot easily be colonized by vascular plants, where lichens serve as primary successors

Bee social organization with multiple broods per year, cooperative breeding, and castes, but with small morphological differences between castes compared to fully eusocial species.